Graceful Error Pages

Every WordPress site shows the same plain white error screen when something goes wrong.

It looks broken. It destroys trust. Graceful Error Pages replaces it with a page that

matches your brand — automatically, the moment you activate it.

What it replaces:

• The wp_die() error screen (permission errors, expired links, security blocks)

• PHP fatal error screens (white screen of death)

Features:

• Zero-config activation — works immediately with auto-detected site name, logo, and colors

• Five built-in templates — Minimal, Corporate, Friendly, Dark, and Starter

• Brand customization — logo, colors, heading, message, and redirect URL

• Merge tags — dynamic content like {site_name} and {year}

• Self-contained styling — no theme or CDN dependencies (works even during fatal errors)

• API safe — only overrides HTML output; REST API, AJAX, and JSON responses are untouched

• WP-CLI safe — automatically skips CLI contexts

• Lightweight — zero overhead on normal page loads; only runs when an error occurs

• Fully translatable — all strings use WordPress i18n functions

How it works:

• Activate the plugin

• Your site’s error pages are instantly branded with auto-detected settings

• Optionally customize via Settings > Error Pages

Source Code

The full source code, including unminified JavaScript and build tools, is available at:

com/codeverbojan/graceful-error-pages

To build from source:

• Clone the repository

• Run composer install

• Run npm install

• Run npm run build